¹Kisha Mafarisayo na walimu wa Sheria wakafika kutoka Yerusalemu, wakamwendea Yesu, wakamwuliza,

¹Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem — scribes and Pharisees — saying,

²"Kwa nini wanafunzi wako hawajali mapokeo tuliyopokea kutoka kwa wazee wetu? Hawanawi mikono yao kama ipasavyo kabla ya kula!"

²`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.`

³Yesu akawajibu, "Kwa nini nanyi mnapendelea mapokeo yenu wenyewe na hamuijali Sheria ya Mungu?

³And he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

⁴Mungu amesema: Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, na Anayemkashifu baba yake au mama yake, lazima auawe.

⁴for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;

⁵Lakini ninyi mwafundisha ati mtu akiwa na kitu ambacho angeweza kuwasaidia nacho baba au mama yake, lakini akasema: Kitu hiki nimemtolea Mungu,

⁵but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; —

⁶basi, hapaswi tena kumheshimu baba yake! Ndivyo mnavyodharau neno la Mungu kwa kufuata mafundisho yenu wenyewe.

⁶and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

⁷Enyi wanafiki! Isaya alitabiri sawa kabisa juu yenu:

⁷`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

⁸Watu hawa, asema Mungu, huniheshimu kwa maneno tu, lakini mioyoni mwao wako mbali nami.

⁸This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;

⁹Kuniabudu kwao hakufai, maana mambo wanayofundisha ni maagizo ya kibinadamu tu."

⁹and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings — commands of men.`

¹⁰Yesu aliuita ule umati wa watu, akawaambia, "Sikilizeni na muelewe!

¹⁰And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand:

¹¹Kitu kinachomtia mtu najisi si kile kiingiacho kinywani, bali kile kitokacho kinywani. Hicho ndicho kimtiacho mtu najisi."

¹¹not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.`

¹²Kisha wanafunzi wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Je, unajua kwamba Mafarisayo walichukizwa waliposikia maneno yako?"

¹²Then his disciples having come near, said to him, `Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?`

¹³Lakini yeye akawajibu, "Kila mmea ambao Baba yangu aliye mbinguni hakuupanda, utang'olewa.

¹³And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;

¹⁴Waacheni wenyewe! Wao ni vipofu, viongozi wa vipofu; na kipofu akimwongoza kipofu, wote wawili hutumbukia shimoni."

¹⁴let them alone, guides they are — blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.`

¹⁵Petro akadakia, "Tufafanulie huo mfano."

¹⁵And Peter answering said to him, `Explain to us this simile.`

¹⁶Yesu akasema, "Hata nyinyi hamwelewi?

¹⁶And Jesus said, `Are ye also yet without understanding?

¹⁷Je, hamwelewi kwamba kila kinachoingia kinywani huenda tumboni na baadaye hutupwa nje chooni?

¹⁷do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

¹⁸Lakini yale yatokayo kinywani hutoka moyoni, na hayo ndiyo yanayomtia mtu najisi.

¹⁸but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

¹⁹Maana moyoni hutoka mawazo maovu yanayosababisha uuaji, uzinzi, uasherati, wizi, ushahidi wa uongo na kashfa.

¹⁹for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

²⁰Hayo ndiyo yanayomtia mtu najisi. Lakini kula chakula bila kunawa mikono hakumtii mtu najisi."

²⁰these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.`

²¹Yesu aliondoka mahali hapo akaenda kukaa katika sehemu za Tiro na Sidoni.

²¹And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,

²²Basi, mama mmoja Mkaanani wa nchi hiyo alimjia, akapaaza sauti: "Mheshimiwa, Mwana wa Daudi, nionee huruma! Binti yangu anasumbuliwa na pepo."

²²and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, `Deal kindly with me, Sir — Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.`

²³Lakini Yesu hakumjibu neno. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakamwendea, wakamwambia, "Mwambie aende zake kwa maana anatufuatafuata akipiga kelele."

²³And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying — `Let her away, because she crieth after us;`

²⁴Yesu akajibu, "Sikutumwa ila kwa watu wa Israeli waliopotea kama kondoo."

²⁴and he answering said, `I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.`

²⁵Hapo huyo mama akaja, akapiga magoti mbele yake, akasema, "Mheshimiwa, nisaidie."

²⁵And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, help me;`

²⁶Yesu akamjibu, "Si sawa kuchukua chakula cha watoto na kuwatupia mbwa."

²⁶and he answering said, `It is not good to take the children`s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.`

²⁷Huyo mama akajibu, "Ni kweli, Mheshimiwa; lakini hata mbwa hula makombo yanayoanguka kutoka meza ya bwana wao."

²⁷And she said, `Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords` table;`

²⁸Hapo Yesu akamjibu, "Mama, imani yako ni kubwa; basi, ufanyiwe kama unavyotaka." Yule binti yake akapona tangu saa hiyo wakati huohuo.

²⁸then answering, Jesus said to her, `O woman, great [is] thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;` and her daughter was healed from that hour.

²⁹Yesu alitoka hapo akaenda kando ya ziwa Galilaya, akapanda mlimani, akaketi.

²⁹And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there,

³⁰Watu wengi sana wakamjia wakiwaleta vilema, vipofu, viwete, bubu na wengine wengi waliokuwa wagonjwa, wakawaweka mbele ya miguu yake, naye Yesu akawaponya.

³⁰and there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them,

³¹Umati ule wa watu ulishangaa sana ulipoona bubu wakiongea, waliokuwa wamelemaa wamepona, viwete wakitembea na vipofu wakiona; wakamsifu Mungu wa Israeli.

³¹so that the multitudes did wonder, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

³²Basi, Yesu aliwaita wanafunzi wake, akasema, "Nawaonea watu hawa huruma kwa sababu kwa siku tatu wamekuwa nami, wala hawana chakula. Sipendi kuwaacha waende bila kula wasije wakazimia njiani."

³²And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, `I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.`

³³Wanafunzi wakamwambia, "Hapa tuko nyikani; tutapata wapi chakula cha kuwatosha watu wengi hivi?"

³³And his disciples say to him, `Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?`

³⁴Yesu akawauliza, "Mnayo mikate mingapi?" Wakamjibu, "Saba na visamaki vichache."

³⁴And Jesus saith to them, `How many loaves have ye?` and they said, `Seven, and a few little fishes.`

³⁵Basi, Yesu akawaamuru watu wakae chini.

³⁵And he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground,

³⁶Akaitwaa ile mikate saba na vile visamaki, akamshukuru Mungu, akavimega, akawapa wanafunzi, nao wakawagawia watu.

³⁶and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

³⁷Wote wakala, wakashiba. Kisha wakakusanya makombo, wakajaza vikapu saba.

³⁷And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,

³⁸Hao waliokula walikuwa wanaume elfu nne, bila kuhesabu wanawake na watoto.

³⁸and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.

³⁹Basi, Yesu akawaaga watu, akapanda mashua, akaenda katika eneo la Magadani.

³⁹And having let away the multitudes, he went into the boat, and did come to the borders of Magdala.